There were all types of droughts broken last week and Serena Williams finally got her first title win in 11 months. Williams beat Patty Schnyder 7-5, 6-3 Sunday in the Bangalore Open.
Williams got to the final after beating Venus in three sets in the semi-final. Kind of just like old times, right?
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Serena hasn’t played a match since she lost in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. That’s a fair bit of time to go by without a match. Especially when it’s your job. Maybe I’ll try that tomorrow.
“See ya in a couple months, boss.”
Somehow I doubt that’s going to go over quite the way I hope.
Despite […]
As I’m sure you noticed, Rackets and Balls has been experiencing some technical difficulties over the past couple days. I do appreciate your patience and understanding…there’s nothing quite so frustrating as a webpage that won’t come up. Believe me, I totally understand - I’m one of those people that hits the refresh button 20 times […]
Two top-seeded tennis players gave convincing shows in the Australian Open quarterfinals to put themselves in a position for a shot at the championship.
No. 3 seed Jelena Jankovic dispatched No. 7 seed Serena Williams in straight sets (6-3, 6-4) to move on to the semi-finals. I watched this match on the tube and Williams shot […]
In the middle of the third day at the Australian Open and Serena Williams has just advanced to the third round over Meng Yuan 6-3, 6-1.
“I’m just having fun,” said Williams. “I was here a couple weeks earlier to get used to the conditions, and I’m really just enjoying myself each match.”
No. 11 Tommy Robredo bowed out […]
Jamila Gajdosova’s dreams of winning at the Australian Open have been dashed. Jamila Gajdo-who?
Exactly. But her opponent, not so much curiosity about who she is: Serena Williams.
Williams beat Gajdosova 6-3, 6-3 in the opening round of the Australian Open to start the push to repeating the title for a second consecutive year.
Other quick notes from the […]
Which way is the right way to prepare for a tennis tournament?
In light of the quickly approaching Australian Open (YAY!!!), Maria Sharapova chose to do a stint in Asia, a few exhibition matches, some tours around the big cities being treated like royalty. Maybe it works, I don’t know.
Serena Williams is playing like a madwoman […]
It’s back to the scoreboard tonight. I’ve strayed from my commentation on tournaments to talk about other things but the beaten path is beaten for a reason and I’m back on it.
Nikolay Davydenko won his second straight Kremlin Cup title in a 7-5, 7-6 (9) win over Paul-Henri Mathieu on Sunday. Davydenko was the top […]
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Written by Erica Beck [email] for b5media.
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